UTC Aerospace Systems Selected by Jet Airways and Jet Lite to Provide Wheels and Carbon Brakes on their Boeing 737 Next Generation Fleet

UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Jet Airways and Jet Lite to supply the wheels and carbon brakes for their new fleet of 50 Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), will provide the equipment through its Landing Systems facility located in Troy, Ohio.

"This selection complements the successful relationship with Jet Airways that we've enjoyed since 2004, when their current fleet of 737s entered service with our steel brakes," said Cory May, vice president, airline sales, Landing Systems. "We are pleased to provide Jet Airways with a lower total cost of ownership for their 737 Next Generation fleet."

"We enjoy industry-leading 'around-the-clock' customer and product support on our current fleets equipped with wheels and brakes from UTC Aerospace Systems," stated Dato' K. Jeyakanthan, Senior Vice President Aircraft Projects & Product (Technical), Jet Airways. "We look forward to excellent product performance and reliability in addition to realizing the benefits associated with their brake life advantage for our new 737 Next Generation fleet."